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Cancer death risk rises with each hour of uninterrupted sitting
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Each extra hour of uninterrupted sitting in a person’s day increases the risk of dying from cancer by nine percent, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.
- Current health guidelines generally stress total sedentary time without considering whether it is spread across many short periods or concentrated into fewer, longer intervals.
- The new study examined data from 91,292 UK Biobank participants who wore activity monitors for seven days and were followed for a median of 12.38 years.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Each extra hour of uninterrupted sitting in a person’s day increases the risk of dying from cancer by nine percent, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.
The research, conducted by Frederick Ho and his colleagues at the University of Glasgow, highlights that greater total sedentary time—such as sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake—is directly associated with worse overall health outcomes.
Current health guidelines generally stress total sedentary time without considering whether it is spread across many short periods or concentrated into fewer, longer intervals.
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